01 n. The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to.
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1.
The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by to.
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2.
Willingness to accommodate; obligingness.
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3.
Whatever supplies a want or affords ease, refreshment, or convenience; anything furnished which is desired or needful; -- often in the plural; as, the accommodations -- that is, lodgings and food -- at an inn.
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4.
An adjustment of differences; state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement.
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5.
The application of a writer's language, on the ground of analogy, to something not originally referred to or intended.“Many of those quotations from the Old Testament were probably intended as nothing more than accommodations.” — Paley.
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6.
A loan of money.(Com.)
Phrases & compounds
Accommodation bill, [or] note —
a bill of exchange which a person accepts, or a note which a person makes and delivers to another, not upon a consideration received, but for the purpose of raising money on credit.
Accommodation coach, [or] train —
one running at moderate speed and stopping at all or nearly all stations.
Accommodation ladder —
a light ladder hung over the side of a ship at the gangway, useful in ascending from, or descending to, small boats.